New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-17
CRYSTAL LAKE.
AN ATTRACTIVE INLAND RESORT-QUAINT
OLD DUNDAFF.

CRYSTAL LAKE. Penn. July leone OF the ~
picturesque Iuet, healthtul AMI enjoy able summer
resorts in this State is Orysta Lake In the township
of Clifford, Susquehauna County. This lovely lake
covers about l. 900 acres has q pehbly clean shore
all around IL, and it filed with pickerel bass, percn
and catfish. When people are s~eltering In the Dig
Cities the air Is cool and refreshing up bore and tue
nights are never close AMI sitting. Tho surrounding
country Is rolling land mostly under cultivation, and
few miles to the northwest Elk Mountain sugar
loaf-poaked summit looms up against the blue
sky. Guests at the Lake House ma sport III
shooting woodchucks in the meadows and pastures
the sly lits animals being numerous all through THIS
part of PENNSYLVANIA. The sunsets are gorgeous and
one of the and most extensive 10
be- fou nd is to be from rise OF ground
not far from the lake. Carriages bring visitors here
from the Carbonate Railroad station, i've mules as
tant over a romantic and shady drive. racing tue
gem-ike little lake is the Lake House Kept oy 1ohn
W. Barnes who furnishes his guests the freshest OF
milk eggs vegetables and fruit from large farm ad-
Joining the hotel premises. The place famous as
resort for picnicers fr all the cities aud villages In
this part Of the State.
milo away is tn. quaint old village OF Dundaf,
which had manufactures, bank and newspaper
long before Scranton was thought of as site Tor
great and thriving city, nundah. which Is on tue hne
of the old Newburg and Owego turnpike, has none OF
these things now but it still contains many hosptsole
people good hotel kept By Arthur Ayres' ana sew
erai excellent summer boarding houses, even thouSn
the place has gone somewhat to decay. In one sense
business activity which made its streets hVey
centre tor hundreds OF prosperous farmers mas de-
parted from il forever. fe~ scores oil city peopie
enjoy its quiet is pure air and water and its deght
ful dri, es and walks in the hot mouths The 'isor
is RECALLED with interesting anecdotes 81 Dnndau
ancient greatness and OF the Oldest
will tell him that fifty years sgo strings Of loaded
wagons a mile in length could often he seen Oh tner
way to the Hudson with the products OF the iardn
Then there was a hotel every mile or 80 along 'ne
entire turnpike from Owego to N wbnrg. railroads
have done away with these comfortable hosteiiies
only one now being where fifteen were pscrsSi.y
forty years ago. Great shade trees along the man
street verify the statements made blythe residents as
to DundaHs age and past history. and mahy rckeiy
buildings from whose clapbosrded sides tho clemens
| have oberated the paint IT decades ago tell the
stranger that the little village was once OF lar more
account in the world than it is now. Near by IS
Newton Lake. where bass and pickerel are caught by
the bushel.
CRYSTAL Lake is always beautiful in the summer 10
cool grove nc the north end of he lake the guests
swing in hammocks. sit rustic benches or play
croauet aud soon after the sunset hour the placid
waters are dotted with numerous rowDoats among
the guests at the Lake House this week were MRS H.
Montgomery snd family, OF Philadelphia; MI. ana
Mrs w. G.. Graham and L. X. Morse, OF WIkesbarre,
Mrs James II. Cove and Miss Covlo and the Misses
Carstars and Knight. OF Philadelphia; Mrs. DIR: D. j.
Walsh nd family, OF Pittsburg; Mr. Duer Brock and
Mr.. George w Barnes and family, OF scranton, as
well many others from various places In this state